I invented something yummy today. Well, actually, I took the ‘broccoli lemon chicken’ recipe in my 101 one-pot dishes book and replaced the chicken with mushrooms. I have cooked it with chicken before but did not have any tonight. Anyway, this (plus rice) should feed two small people or one big person.

• 1 tbsp oil (I used sesame oil, how extravagant)
• Three mushrooms (I used white ones about 5 cm diameter)
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced
• 170 g broccoli, cut into little trees
• 200ml chicken stock (I used 3/4 of a stock cube)
• 1/2 tsp cornflower
• 1/2 tbsp honey
• Grated zest and juice of 1 small lemon
• Large handful of roasted cashews (I used unsalted)
• Salt to taste

1. Heat the oil in a frying pan or wok, fry garlic quickly, then add broccoli. Stir fry for about two minutes then cover for maybe three minutes.
2. Add mushrooms, stir fry for a minute, cover for another minute (dash upstairs to check your email).
3. Mix the stock, cornflour and honey. Pour into pan and stir until thickened (takes longer than you expect).
4. Add lemon zest, juice and cashew nuts. Stir, then serve straight away.

I really like this recipe book, it’s so student-practical and has nice food porn.

Out of the 101 recipes, I have made (or been inspired by):

1. Broccoli lemon chicken
2. Chicken biryani
3. Turkish lamb pilau
4. Prawn pilau
5. Spicy prawn and chorizo rice
6. Potato and mozzarella tortilla
7. Curried rice with spinach
8. Greek salad omlette
9. Macaroni cheese with mushrooms
10. Oven egg and chips
11. Spicy lamb with chickpeas
12. Hob-to-table moussaka

Twelve out of 101 is almost 12%. That’s pretty good, considering that many people buy recipe books and don’t cook anything out of them!